Malcolm Whyte papers and Troubador Press publications

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Children's books including coloring, cut-out, game, and puzzle books by various authors including Malcolm Whyte and Larry Evans, published by Troubador Press. Also, an Edward Gorey book designed by Whyte, a Great Plains Indians cut-out book, a guidebook for Cornellians in San Francisco, and Troubador Press catalogs and documents demonstrating the step-by-step production of one of the books.

Toss Your Own Ticker Tape Parade and Super Hero Kit by Malcolm Whyte, published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Also, additional book files and history of Troubador Press.

"Job cards" documenting the cost of producing various Troubador books and other printing jobs; also, cards regarding the printing of City Lights Publication's books, including 9 printings of Allen Ginsberg's HOWL in which Troubador replaced, at the publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti's request, the "dirty words" represented only with ellipses with the words as written in Ginsberg's original manuscript.

"Toot-Your-Own-Horn" art, original roughs, manuscripts, correspondence, and kit content examples (1964-1966).

Dates

1963-1995.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE and ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Troubador Press is owned and operated in San Francisco, California by Malcolm Whyte. Whyte graduated from Cornell University in 1955.

Extent

4.6 cubic feet. (4.6 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Children's books by various authors, published by Troubador Press, Troubador Press catalogs and other documents including book files, history of Troubador Press and job cards.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Books are listed alphabetically by author with the following notations: c - calligraphy bycr - created byd - designed bye - edited byi - illustrated byw - written by

SERIES LIST

Series I. Books, publications and kits Box 1-5

Series II. Files and documents Box 4, 6-9

Physical Description

Books, documents.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Mary Warren
Date completed:: August 1989
EAD encoding:: Julia Lonnberg, August 2001 Peter Martinez, August 2001
Updated:: Jude Corina, July 2015